Lamzoudia

لمزوضية

Rural commune in the cercle of Chichaoua, province of Chichaoua, Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024: 27,004
Since 2014: +5.2%from 25,674 in 2014
Density: 36.4people per km², 742.4 km²
Households: 5,960
Foreign residents: 2
Rank: 208208th most populous of 1,503 communes3rd of 35 in its province

Next door in Chichaoua, 87.3% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 9.3%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 10.2% to 23.1%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: M'haya. Aged 65 and over: 7.1% here, 7.0% there; aged 0 to 14: 31.8% here, 31.6% there; higher education: 2.4% here, 3.1% there.

Compare it with M'haya

Where it is

Its province, shaded by density, and where that sits in Morocco.

Bordering communes

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Lamzoudia.

Lamzoudia +5.2%

Morocco +8.8%

People and homes

What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary

Can’t read or write: 39.4%aged 10 and over51.3% in 201449.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 23.1%10.2% in 201433.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 39.7%aged 15 and over45.0% in 20143.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 96.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.48children per woman2.88 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.4%of people4.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.5people on average5.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 79.1%of settled households83.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.

Lamzoudia: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.0%	75 and over	2.6%
2.0%	70–74	2.2%
2.7%	65–69	2.7%
3.4%	60–64	3.5%
3.4%	55–59	3.4%
4.5%	50–54	4.7%
5.8%	45–49	5.5%
5.8%	40–44	6.2%
6.1%	35–39	6.6%
7.5%	30–34	6.8%
8.3%	25–29	6.8%
8.0%	20–24	6.9%
9.7%	15–19	9.7%
11.4%	10–14	11.6%
10.7%	5–9	11.6%
9.0%	0–4	9.3%

Local languages used

Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.

Darija98.3%
Tachelhit5.6%
Tamazight0.1%
Hassania0.1%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French40.3%
English10.3%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot39.5%
Bike or motorcycle22.1%
Doesn’t travel to work10.6%
Informal transport7.8%
Employer’s transport7.2%
Bus5.8%
Private car3.4%
Taxi2.1%
Animal1.0%
Another way0.5%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 51.3%aged 10 and over39.4% in 202462.4% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 10.2%23.1% in 202450.3% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 45.0%aged 15 and over39.7% in 20246.6% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 89.8%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.88children per woman2.48 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.6%of people4.4% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.7people on average4.5 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 83.3%of settled households79.1% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.

Lamzoudia: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.1%	75 and over	2.3%
1.5%	70–74	1.7%
1.5%	65–69	1.6%
2.8%	60–64	2.5%
3.1%	55–59	2.9%
4.0%	50–54	3.8%
4.0%	45–49	3.8%
5.2%	40–44	5.5%
6.5%	35–39	6.5%
7.0%	30–34	7.3%
7.5%	25–29	7.6%
9.8%	20–24	9.3%
10.4%	15–19	10.1%
10.3%	10–14	10.4%
11.3%	5–9	11.7%
12.9%	0–4	13.0%

Local languages used

Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.

Darija99.6%
Tachelhit3.9%
Tamazight0.1%
Hassania0.1%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic and French46.4%
Arabic only45.0%
Arabic, French and English7.9%
Other combinations0.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot50.1%
Bike or motorcycle14.4%
Bus13.6%
Taxi8.2%
Another way5.0%
Private car3.9%
Not stated2.5%
Works at home1.2%
Employer’s transport1.0%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood54.6%
No fixed place16.6%
Another province11.7%
Another commune7.2%
Another in the commune4.8%
Not stated2.4%
Somewhere else1.5%
At home1.2%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farm and fishing labour35.7%
Labouring and small trades19.0%
Farming and fishing16.5%
Crafts and skilled trades13.4%
Trade and broking4.5%
Machine operating4.3%
Clerical work3.6%
Not classified1.6%
Technicians0.9%
Managers and senior professionals0.6%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma78.4%
Primary15.8%
Lower secondary4.0%
Upper secondary1.4%
DEUG or Licence0.4%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

Every establishment the census mapped, and the businesses among them. What each count covers · Glossary

Establishments: 52719.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 28554.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 6962.4 per business
Public services: 230
Associations: 12in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce82.1%
Services9.1%
Industry8.8%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person88.8%
2 to 39.5%
4 to 91.4%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.4%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later25.3%
2011–201945.6%
2001–201017.2%
1991–20007.0%
1981–19903.5%
1956–19801.4%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Lamzoudia’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 55 douars in 9 fractions, with 27,004 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
فرجان الوشاوشاFerjane El Ouchaoucha7 douars · 3,901 people
العين البيضةAin Beida	In parts	61	253	0.1	0.2	10.8
الحاج غانم 1El Haj Ghanem	Grouped	53	308	0.4	0.5	15.0
المقدم بيهLemqaddem Ebbih	Grouped	28	158	—	—	—
الحيدات الغابةEl Hidat El Ghaba	Grouped	202	1,021	1.0	2.3	9.1
البطمةLbatma	Grouped	213	986	0.5	0.6	12.7
الشكرينEcheguirine	Grouped	258	1,147	0.0	1.0	5.0
سالم بلعروصيSalem Belaroussi	Grouped	8	28	—	—	—
سيدي حمادي المركزSidi Hammadi Centre5 douars · 3,381 people
لمزوضية ( المركز)Lamzoudia (Centre)	Grouped	547	2,474	0.0	0.5	0.1
البيرات السلاطنةEl Bouirat Slatna	Grouped	17	55	—	—	—
زاوية بلحولZaouiat Belahouel	Grouped	115	453	3.7	0.6	12.2
قرية الشمسKariat Echams	Grouped	29	112	—	—	—
شويروChouyrou	Grouped	71	287	3.1	0.5	16.0
المصابيحLemsibih4 douars · 1,250 people
حمو موسىHammou Moussa	In parts	50	225	2.1	0.9	15.2
الجوادرةEjjouadra	Grouped	40	231	0.4	0.8	11.3
اولاد سي الضوOulad Sidou	In parts	119	740	0.7	1.4	8.0
عزيب بن درسةAzib Ben Darsa	Grouped	9	54	—	—	—
السي اعمارةSi Amara7 douars · 3,874 people
الميناتLemminat	In parts	366	1,500	0.4	0.4	7.3
الحاج التهاميEl Haj Thami	In parts	92	415	1.0	0.1	14.0
العبابرةEl Hbabra	Grouped	79	324	1.0	0.3	10.0
العويجةEl Aouyja	Grouped	63	277	1.0	0.5	12.0
اولاد الخادمOulad El Khadem	Grouped	54	231	4.0	1.6	4.3
الحماداتEl Hmadat	Grouped	159	698	0.2	0.9	14.0
الهدوديينLahdoudiyine	In parts	83	429	0.5	1.1	15.1
بولخراصBou Lekhras7 douars · 4,297 people
بولخراصBou Lekhras	In parts	106	446	1.2	1.6	7.2
قبة النواجيKba Nouaji	In parts	78	344	1.0	0.7	6.9
اولاد عبد اللهOulad Abdellah	In parts	174	764	8.3	1.2	14.2
الرحيلاتRhilat	Grouped	364	1,706	0.4	1.0	16.0
القوادرةLakouadra	In parts	105	580	17.3	0.3	24.8
اولاد موسى لعكارطةOulad Moussa Lakarta	Grouped	77	393	11.7	0.9	29.6
العباضلةLabadla	Grouped	12	64	—	—	—
تانسيفتTansifte7 douars · 2,619 people
الحجاج الهروسيةEl Hajjaj Lahroussia	In parts	147	707	2.3	0.7	12.6
اولاد كرومOulad Karroum	Grouped	40	171	0.0	0.2	10.1
السي عمارة بن الواعرSi Amara Ben El Ouaar	In parts	239	986	1.0	1.0	2.0
اولاد المهدي المعيدرOulad El Mahdi Elmaidor	In parts	55	242	4.8	0.5	13.2
الدكادكةDgadga	Grouped	14	71	—	—	—
اولاد قدورOulad Kaddour	Grouped	63	297	6.5	1.5	29.5
عوينات الݣصبAouint Leqsab	Grouped	26	145	—	—	—
سيدي حمادي الجنوبيSidi Hammadi El Jnoubi8 douars · 3,950 people
عزيب المخزنAzib El Mekhzene	In parts	51	260	1.1	1.6	5.8
الجعارنةJaarna	Grouped	40	165	1.0	1.4	9.2
العليواتAliouat	Grouped	119	457	0.9	2.0	8.4
الحميداتLahmidate	Grouped	252	1,237	1.1	1.2	11.0
الخيدرEl Khider	Grouped	88	351	2.6	1.2	14.7
لݣناسيسLaknassis	Grouped	215	945	1.2	1.4	13.1
المساعدةLemssaada	Grouped	102	463	2.5	0.9	13.7
العويساتLaaouissat	Grouped	15	72	—	—	—
سيدي حمادي الشماليSidi Hammadi Chamali5 douars · 2,316 people
البراجEl Braj	In parts	42	162	4.1	1.4	9.9
الحريشاتLarichat	Grouped	127	571	2.0	0.8	9.6
اولاد بيبوOuled Bibou	In parts	224	936	1.1	2.1	8.4
الكديةEl Koudia	Grouped	102	469	1.7	0.3	4.0
المهديEl Mehdi	Grouped	41	178	2.6	1.1	5.1
الجبابرةJbabra5 douars · 1,416 people
الجبابرة بلعيد بن بوارةJbabra Belaid Ben Bouara	In parts	162	643	2.5	1.7	10.3
موسى امباركMoussa Mbarek	Grouped	28	103	—	—	—
السعيداتSaidate	Grouped	16	75	—	—	—
الكوارةLakouara	In parts	114	558	0.9	1.7	11.0
الفضاضلةLefdadla	Grouped	6	37	—	—	—

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

— HCP doesn’t publish the figures of a douar with fewer than 30 households.

In the data

Files and code

Code: 07.161.03.05
As digits: 071610305
Slug: lamzoudia
Record: /api/communes/07.161.03.05.json
Boundary: /api/communes/07.161.03.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/07.161.03.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/07.161.03.05/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/07.161.03.05/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/07.161.03.05/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2821122

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